By Theresa Donahue
January 3rd, 2010
If you think your choice of an online education eliminates you from scholarships, think again. Many scholarships are geared toward students’ religious preferences, disabilities, ethnic backgrounds and other criteria. This type of scholarship, offered by private and public sector and not-for-profit organizations, usually does not focus on whether you’ve chosen an on-campus college or an online college. Additionally, many scholarships focus on high school test scores, grade point averages (GPA) and other eligibility requirements that have nothing to do with your college choice. Additionally, online colleges can often prove to be just as expensive as traditional universities, especially schools like George Washington University, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt University. READ MORE....
COLLEGE FINANCE LINKS
Sallie Mae report of How America Pays for College
https://www1.salliemae.com/NR/rdonlyres/D5D78A1C-BBB8-4D97-AE9B-7EC35558AD5F/13389/SLMGallupReportHowAmericaPaysforCollege81010FINAL1.pdfA Summary in case you dont want to read the whole report
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/study-how-america-pays-fo_n_828205.html#s245467&title=Friends_and_relatives
NON TUITION COSTS OF COLLEGE - NUMBERS HERE SEEM LIKE THEY ARE ON THE HIGH END BUT GOOD TO LOOK
http://www.coursehero.com/blog/2011/03/15/the-non-tuition-cost-of-college/
Can't believe that I missed this site before - The Grand Daddy of Scholarship Sites
http://www.fastweb.com/
EXCELLENT ARTICLE ON FINANCIAL AID FROM MUHLENBERG COLLEGE - HONEST, FOR A CHANGE!!
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/admissions/realdeal.html
25 Excellent College Scholarship Search Engines
By Theresa DonahueJanuary 3rd, 2010
If you think your choice of an online education eliminates you from scholarships, think again. Many scholarships are geared toward students’ religious preferences, disabilities, ethnic backgrounds and other criteria. This type of scholarship, offered by private and public sector and not-for-profit organizations, usually does not focus on whether you’ve chosen an on-campus college or an online college. Additionally, many scholarships focus on high school test scores, grade point averages (GPA) and other eligibility requirements that have nothing to do with your college choice. Additionally, online colleges can often prove to be just as expensive as traditional universities, especially schools like George Washington University, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt University.
READ MORE....
RATINGS OF SCHOLARSHIP SITES
http://www.scholarships.net/
7 MYTHS
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/article/financial-aid-7-big-myths/399243/
FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
CSS PROFILE
https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp
51 COLLEGES WITH BEST FINANCIAL AID
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/51-colleges-with-the-best-student-financial-aid/1354/
Great Sites for general education
http://www.savingforcollege.com/
http://www.finaid.org/savings/
PA 529 Program Site
http://www.makecollegepossible.com/
NJ 529 Site
https://www.njbest.com/
KIPLINGERS STATE BY STATE RECOMMENDATIONS
http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2007/08/best529s.html
AN INSIDERS VIEW OF COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SITES
http://www.collegescholarships.org/search/helpful-reviews.htm